Federal Diner in Otago Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Cheese or Date Scones (World famous in Wanaka) $4.50
  • (C) Bacon & cheese $9.00
  • (B) Jam & butter $4.50
  • (A) Plain $4.00
  • Croissant:
  • Totally Nuts $10.00
    • Grilled banana bread with cashew nut butter
  • Winter Warmer $12.00
    • Porridge with chai spiced stewed fruits & cream
  • The Monk $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with bacon & roasted tomato
  • The Buddha $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with spinach, mushrooms & roasted tomato
  • Betty's Bacon Butty $10.00
    • Bacon, egg & relish
  • Brossie's Bun $11.00
    • Halloumi, grilled tomato, spinach & relish
  • Social Climber $13.00
    • Organic eggs fried or poached with roasted tomato on crusty bread - add free farmed streaky bacon $5.00
  • Hawea Flat $18.00
    • Spinach, mushrooms, roasted tomato & halloumi on polenta cake
  • PinaCoco $19.00
    • Caramelised pineapple hotcake with coconut yoghurt & lime
  • Comfort Kedgeree $19.00
    • Smoked salmon, mild Indian spiced rice & poached egg
LUNCHTIME CLASSICS LUNCHTIME CLASSICS
  • Lone Ranger $17.00
    • Waitoa free range roast chicken sandwich on ciabatta with aioli, caramelised onion & brie
  • Roti 'n' Roll $14.00
    • Pulled pork roti roll with hoisin, coriander, spring onion & pickled chilli
  • Wunder Burg $20.00
    • Homemade beef pattie with smoked cheese, caramelised onions, gherkins, salad & french fries with chipotle mayonnaise
  • Pure Wisdom $16.00
    • Ancient grain salad with cranberries, almonds, lemon & mint dressing (Vegan)
  • Roast It $19.00
    • Roast carrot salad with goat's cheese puree, preserved lemon dressing, dukkah & flatbread
  • The Chowder Pie $21.00
    • Smoked salmon, prawn, leek & potato pie with green salad
  • Soul Soup $18.00
    • Waitoa free range chicken & ginger broth, vermicelli noodles, seasame, chilli & spring onions
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Hollandaise $1.00
  • Tomatoes, mushrooms, 1 organic egg, avocado or halloumi $3.00
  • Free farmed bacon, Waitoa free range chicken or smoked salmon $5.00
  • French fries with tomato chilli relish & aioli $9.00
  • Mixed salad with balsamic $10.00
  • Gluten free bread add $1.00
KIDS KIDS
  • Egg or bacon on toast (+ $3.00 for scrambled) $5.00
  • Fruit plate $9.00
  • Hot cake with maple & banana $10.00
  • Peanut butter & banana on toast $5.00
  • Flatbread pizza with salami $8.00
  • Beef burger & fries $14.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • BBQ pork on rice $12
  • Sweet and sour pork wontons $7
  • BBQ pork and prawn fried rice M $12 L $14
  • Cold chicken leg with chef's spicy sauce $9
  • Deep fried ice cream $4
  • Shredded beef tripe in chilli sauce $10
  • Hot and spicy soup with fish/chicken/beef $18
  • Fried rice with chicken and diced salted fish M $12 L $14
  • All Day Breakfast $18.00
    • Streaky bacon, hash browns, free range eggs, lamb sausage, grilled tomato, mushrooms, and ciabatta
  • Garlic Bread $9.00
    • Fresh baked Tui loaf with garlic butter
  • Chicken Salad $16.00
    • The Kensington's cajun chicken with croutons, bacon, and Caesar dressing over crisp seasonal salad
  • Corn Fritters $18.00
    • Stacked with streaky bacon and tomato relish, served with a fresh salad
  • Open Sandwiches $18.00
    • Your choice of either Char-grilled Sirloin Steak, Cajun Chicken breast, or BLT. All served on toasted focaccia with lettuce, tomato, beer battered onion rings, BBQ sauce, aioli, and a side of chunky steak fries.
  • Shrimp Cocktail $14.00
    • Crisp lettuce and juicy shrimps lavished with seafood sauce
  • Nachos $15.00
    • Your choice of beef or vegetarian nachos, with crisp corn chips, grilled cheese, fresh salsa, and sour cream
  • Seafood Chowder $12.00
    • Thick, chunky, and creamy chowder served with toasted ciabatta & butter
  • Tandoori Mushroom $11.00
    • Mushrooms marinated in tandoori special masala and cooked in tandoor. Served with mint sauce.
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $18.00
    • Chicken prepared in tandoor and finished with cashew and tomato sauce. Try this delicacy with a chicken naan bread.
  • Kadai Prawn $19.50
    • Prawns cooked with crushed tomatoes, capsicum and onion with thick masala gravy.
  • Dal Tarka $16.50
    • Split lentils cooked with cumin seed, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and turmeric. Best enjoyed with tandoori roti.
  • Biryani Chicken or Lamb $18.00
    • Rice and chicken or lamb are cooked together with cashew and spices to a make a glorious one-pot meal. Served with Raita.
  • Mint Chutney $4.50
    • Yoghurt mixed with mint and spices
  • Prawn Saag $19.50
    • Prawns cooked in spinach with spices.
  • Pulaoo Chicken, lamb or vegetables $16.50
    • Rice cooked with chicken, lamb, or vegetables and spices.
  • Cheese board $35.00
    • with chef’s selection of three cheeses, preserved fig, Mt Difficulty raw honey jelly, chorizo jam, nigella seed lavosh, bretzel crostini
  • Chargrilled Angus ribeye (GF) $38.50
    • rubbed with truffle salt and served with Perla potatoes, roast capsicums, Pinot Noir sausage & a Manuka smoked wild mushroom butter
  • -Smokey sweet peach chutney
  • -Antipasti - marinated mixed olives, Italian semi-dried tomatoes and cornichons
  • Mt Difficulty platter $32.50
    • Includes all of the following, and may also be shared as an entrée
  • Rustichella linguine $32.50
    • pasta with mixed heirloom tomatoes, courgettes, piquillo peppers, beetroot ricotta cheese and smoked paprika & chilli oil
  • (GF) = gluten free / (GFR)= gluten free on request
  • -Aged Serrano Jamon and chorizo Rojo
  • Gong Bo Prawns $30.00
    • On Sweet Buns with Peanuts
  • Sliced Lamb with Cumin $26.00
    • Mongolian Style
  • Honey Chicken $22.00
    • Bones On-Chopped
  • Assorted Veg in Black Bean / Black Pepper Sauce $18.00
  • Assorted / Chinese Veg & Chinese Mushrooms $18.00
  • Deep Fried Tofu with Ginger & Spring Onions in Soy Sauce $18.00
  • Prawns with Szechuan Pepper & Salt $30.00
  • Shark-Fin & Chicken Soup $12.00
  • Salt n Pepper Squid five for $5.00
  • Fatties & Shoestrings 1 Scoop $3.50 / 2 Scoop $5.40
  • Hot or Cold $6.50
  • Fish Wrap $6.80
  • Sweet Chilli Prawn Skewers two for $7.00
  • Crumbed Scallops $2.00 each
  • Spring Roll (vegetarian) $3.00
  • -1/2 Doz $20.00
  • Soup of the Day $12.00
    • G.F option available, served with housemade ciabatta bread
  • Wednesday's Hooked small$17/large$20
    • beer battered fish, served with fries and salad greens
  • Smoked Salmon and Herb Fil Tart $20.00
    • served with garden salad
  • Gomez Ribeye steak $24.00
    • your choice of creamy mushroom sauce or garlic herb butter served with garden salad and fries G.F
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
    • toasted housemade ciabatta with garlic herb butter
  • Addams Goreng, Indonesian style fried rice $17.00
    • with fried egg, chicken satay, and peanut sauce
  • Foster Benedict $17.00
    • poached eggs and baby spinach on an English split muffin, with hollandaise sauce bacon ( hot smoked salmon 18.50)G.F option available
  • Gourmet Ham Salad Sandwich $7.50
    • lettuce, salad mix, and aioli on focaccia bread
  • Risotto of the day $22.90
    • finished w meat
  • Risotto of the day $17.90
    • finished w shaved parmesan
  • Asian style prawn & spring onion frittata $22.50
    • w miso dressed crispy noodle salad
  • Chicken satay tenderloins $22.50
    • finished w coconut cream on nutty brown rice w bok choy, bean sprouts & bamboo shoots
  • Fish of the day POA
  • Crinkle cut fries $7.90
    • w tomato sauce & aioli
  • Antipasto platter: cured meats, Mediterranean selection, dips & Evansdale cheese w toasted bread(for 2/for 4) $28.00/$42.00
  • Topiary soup of the day $ 9.90
    • w toasted bread
  • Pear crumble, pears, almond, vanilla anglaise, pear sorbet $20.00
  • Homegrown mixed leaf and herb salad $7.00
  • Emmental croquettes, mushroom, pepperdews, kale $38.00
  • Creamy leek & silverbeet $7.00
  • Cardrona Alpine Merino lamb rump, lamb croquette, lamb backstrap, cauliflower, rosemary jus $44.00
  • Canter Valley duck, kumara, tangelo, dukkah, orange gel, duck jus $45.00
  • Tiramisu, brown butter snow, chocolate ice cream, milk foam $20.00
  • Potato Gratin $7.00
  • Savoury mince on sourdough $17.00
    • fried eggs and herb pesto
  • Warm artisan breads $14.00
    • accompanied with homemade hummus, balsamic, olive oil, garlic butter
  • Chicken & avocado burger $25.00
    • Pier 19 slaw, bacon, tomato, aioli, and fries
  • GFCrispy sea-run Stewart Island salmon $29.00
    • with summer salad of ham, potato, egg, gherkin & tomato
  • Soup of the day $14.00
    • with sourdough bread
  • Chef pie of the day $23.00
    • Ask us for todays special
  • VGFCaesar salad $19.00
    • Available in vegetarian
  • Add an 80g steak $5.00
  • Char-grilled, flamed BBQ Chicken Nibbles
    • Char-grilled, flamed chicken nibbles, comes with salad, fries and Homemade Bread
  • 1/2 Doz: $7.50
  • Cucumber Pickles $2.50
  • Vegetable Samouses
    • Golden fried vegetable samouses with chips and sweet chilli
  • Bag of Potato Wedges $6.50
  • 1/2 Doz: $4.90
  • 1 Doz: $8.90
  • Whole: $29.00
  • Eggs (2) $3
  • Spinach $3
  • Eggs Benedict $15.50
    • fresh bakers toast, hollandaise. Add bacon, smoked salmon, spinach, or mushrooms for $3
  • Tea and Toast $11.50
    • toasted sour dough with a selection of spreads, served with tea or coffee
  • Grandpa's Granola $9.50
    • natural yoghurt, berry compote
  • Sausage $3
  • Artisan toast $3
  • Tomoto $3
  • Cuban pork sandwich $12
    • thick slice ham with cheese, mustard & slaw on toasted homemade breads
  • Nachos $14
    • chilli beans, salsa & cheese on corn chips with sour cream
  • Big breakfast $18
    • bacon, eggs, sausages, mushrooms, hashbrowns, tomatoes & toast
  • Scottsman breakfast $15
    • bacon, eggs, sausages, baked beans & toast
  • BBQ beef burger & fries $15
    • homemade beef Pattie , lettuce, cheese, onion & beetroot with BBQ sauce, fries & ailoli (4 bacon $2)
  • Rustic fries $6
    • served with tomatoes sauce or aioli
  • Lamb wrap $14
    • seasoned lamb with salad wrapped in a warm tortilla with tzatziki sauce
  • Crepes $14
    • thin rolled pancakes with apples & cinnamon or lemon & sugar
  • Cider braised Pork Belly w Fennel + Radish N/A
  • Fresh Baked Ciabatta N/A
  • Smoked Akaroa Salmon Rillette w Capers + Fresh Horseradish N/A
  • Roast Pumpkin, Chilli + Cumin Dip N/A
  • Petit Flues for 2 $8
  • Cress, Rocket + Blue Cheese w Pear Salad & Toasted Hazelnuts N/A
  • Pulled Moroccan Spiced Lamb w Teateiki N/A
  • Duck + Wild Mushroom Risotto w Spiring Onion + Parmesan N/A
  • -Fruit preserves $7
  • Half-portion $13.50
    • Choose one of the following:
  • Toast with your choice of preserves $6
  • Porridge $10
    • Served with cream, maple syrup & mixed berries
  • -House-smoked salmon
  • Monday to Friday 7:30 am - 2:00 pm Saturday 8:00am-2:00pm
  • French Toast or Waffles $16.50
  • - Smoked salmon $9
Federal Diner

Federal Diner

location

Address

47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034435152

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Contemporary , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Bar Not Available ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Local cuisine ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand